Introduction
NOTE: The data and findings below are drafts subject to change and
some pieces are still in the QA process.
RACE COUNTS provides a 3D view of racial equity:
OUTCOME: How
well people are doing. The higher the circle, the better the outcome.
DISPARITY: How racial groups compare to one another. The further
right the circle, the greater the differences by race.
IMPACT: The
total population. The bigger the circle, the larger the population.
Purple counties: Gains at Risk;
Orange counties: Prosperity for
the Few;
Yellow counties:
Struggling to Prosper;
Red counties:
Stuck and Unequal.
Race/Ethnicity Notes
1) “Other” race includes those who identify with a race outside
of the specifically named categories, such as Asian, White, etc.
2)
Race labels for bar charts: The “NH_” prefix signifies that a group is
non-Latinx (excludes Latinx).
3) The “two_or_more” group represents
those who identify as Two or More Races.
Indicators
Economic Opportunity Index - UPDATED
- There appears to be a relationship between better Economic
Opportunity outcomes and lower racial disparity.
- Overall, higher population counties have lower racial disparity and
better outcomes than smaller population counties.
- All San Joaquin Valley counties have lower than average (worse)
outcomes, with most having higher than average disparity as well.
- All Bay Area counties have better than average outcomes with lower
levels of disparity on the Economic Opportunity Index, except for Napa
and San Francisco which have higher disparity.
- Among the top 10 counties with the best overall outcomes on Economic
Opportunity, eight are in the Bay Area. In fact, Bay Area counties
occupy ranks 1-6.
Per Capita Income - UPDATED
Scatterplot
- Los Angeles County has the 10th worst racial disparity on this
measure. Non-Latinx White per capita income is 2.8x higher than that of
Latinx residents and 2.5x higher than AIAN residents.
- San Francisco County has the secnd best outcome (highest per capita
income) and the third worst disparities on this measure. The Non-Latinx
White per capita income is 4.1x higher than AIAN income, and ~2.8x
higher than NHPI and BLack residents’ income.
- In four counties, all in the Bay Area, non-Latinx White per capita
income is above $100k (SF, San Mateo, Marin, and Santa Clara).
State Barchart
- Statewide, only non-Latinx White and Asian residents have per capita
incomes above the state average ($47,977).
- Another Race, Latinx, and AIAN residents have the lowest per capita
incomes among all groups.
Internet Access - UPDATED
Scatterplot
- There seems to be a relationship between better outcomes (more
internet access) and lower racial disparity.
- More populous counties have better internet access (outcomes) and
less racial disparity than less populous counties.
- Six of the top 10 counties with the best internet access (outcomes)
are in the Bay Area.
State Barchart
- At the state level, disparity is relatively lower. The lowest
(worst) rate among all groups is less than 3 percentage points below the
average rate.
Living Wage - UPDATED
Scatterplot
- Four of the top 10 most disparate counties on this measure are in
the San Joaquin Valley (Stanislaus, Tulare, Fresno, and Merced). Those
four counties also have below average outcomes.
- Eight of the top 10 best outcome counties on this measure are in the
Bay Area, the other two are in the Sacramento area (Placer and El
Dorado). SF, Santa Clara, and San Mateo are ranked 1-3.
State Barchart
- In California, employers are least likely to pay Latinx, AIAN, and
Black workers a living wage. These three groups are the only ones with
rates that are worse than the state average.
- 85.3% of non-Latinx White workers earn a living wage compared to
just 70.5% of Latinx workers.
Connected Youth - UPDATED
Scatterplot
- There seems to be a connection between less racial disparity and
better outcomes on this measure.
- Six of the top 10 most disparate counties are in the San Joaquin
Valley, with Madera and Tulare ranked first and second
respectively.
- All of the top 10 best outcome counties are semi-urban or urban.
Four of them are in the Bay Area and three in the Central Coast.
State Barchart
- In California, Black, NHPI, and AIAN youth are least likely to be
connected (in school and/or employed).
Officials & Managers - UPDATED
Scatterplot
- Five of the 10 most disparate counties on this measure are in the
San Joaquin Valley. There are also three Central Coast counties with San
Luis Obispo ranked #1.
- Imperial County is ranked second most disparate (and has the worst
overall outcome) because employers are 3.7x more likely to employ
non-Latinx White workers as officials/managers than Latinx workers.
- The below average disparity counties are mainly clustered just below
average due to Shasta alone having much higher disparity; while the
above average disparity counties have a bit more variation.
- There seems to be some relationship between less disparity and
better outcomes on this measure.
State Barchart
- Latinx, AIAN, and Black Californians are least likely to be employed
as officials/managers by employers.
Employment - UPDATED
Scatterplot
- There seems to be a relationship between lower disparity and better
outcomes on employment.
- Larger population counties have better outcomes than lower
population counties in general.
- Los Angeles County has the third lowest disparity in the state and
the 11th best outcome.
State Barchart
- Statewide, Latinx Californians are the most likely to be
employed.
- Black and non-Latinx White Californians are less likely to be
employed than the average state resident.
Real Cost Measure - UPDATED
Scatterplot
- There seems to be a slight relationship between lower disparity and
better outcomes on this measure.
- Five of the top 10 most disparate counties on this measure are in
the San Joaquin Valley, the rest are in the Central Coast and Bay
Area.
- Seven of the top 10 best outcome counties on this measure are in the
Bay Area.
State Barchart
- Latinx and non-Latinx Black families are most likely to earn less
than the cost-of-living adjusted poverty level.
- Fewer than half of Latinx families (48.5%) earn above the adjusted
poverty level.
- Only non-Latinx White and non-Latinx API families earn above the
adjusted poverty level.
County Barchart
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